School of Education Ph.D. student recipient of Graduate Student Excellence Award
Daniela Alvarez-Vargas
April 7, 2023 — Daniela Alvarez-Vargas, UCI School of Education Ph.D. student, received the Graduate Student Excellence Award at this year's Latino Excellence and Achievement Awards Dinner (LEAD) on April 6. LEAD honors key leaders, graduate students, staff and faculty who support and champion student success and research excellence in the Hispanic/Latinx community at UCI and in Orange County.
Alvarez-Vargas is passionate about conducting strengths-based research to understand the best practices for ensuring children’s mathematical development from preschool to secondary education. Her research has focused on evaluating, designing, and implementing innovative learning opportunities for students who have been historically marginalized in mathematics.
She strives to contribute to the democratization of research through community-based participatory research with ethnically minoritized teachers, students, and families. Her dream is to redesign a school system in which children look forward to learning science, technology, engineering, and math, because they see their histories and interests reflected in the content.
Alvarez-Vargas is passionate about conducting strengths-based research to understand the best practices for ensuring children’s mathematical development from preschool to secondary education. Her research has focused on evaluating, designing, and implementing innovative learning opportunities for students who have been historically marginalized in mathematics.
She strives to contribute to the democratization of research through community-based participatory research with ethnically minoritized teachers, students, and families. Her dream is to redesign a school system in which children look forward to learning science, technology, engineering, and math, because they see their histories and interests reflected in the content.
About the University of California, Irvine School of Education
The University of California, Irvine School of Education is a diverse, dynamic and collaborative institution focused on advancing education sciences and contributing to improved education opportunities and outcomes for individuals across the education lifespan, from early childhood to higher education and beyond. The UCI School of Education’s programs, research and community partnerships are dedicated to producing innovative scholarship, addressing the needs in education, and inspiring future generations of educators, scholars and leaders. U.S. News & World Report ranks the UCI School of Education No. 8 education and educational research school globally, and nationally as No. 4 among public schools of education and No. 11 graduate school of education. Led by Dean Frances Contreras, the UCI School of Education is home to more than 1,000 students enrolled in the bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs, and a vibrant network of more than 10,000 alumni. The UCI School of Education has been a part of UCI since 1967, when it was established as an Office of Teacher Education. In 1991, it grew into the Department of Education and, in 2012, became the School of Education. For more information, visit education.uci.edu.
The University of California, Irvine School of Education is a diverse, dynamic and collaborative institution focused on advancing education sciences and contributing to improved education opportunities and outcomes for individuals across the education lifespan, from early childhood to higher education and beyond. The UCI School of Education’s programs, research and community partnerships are dedicated to producing innovative scholarship, addressing the needs in education, and inspiring future generations of educators, scholars and leaders. U.S. News & World Report ranks the UCI School of Education No. 8 education and educational research school globally, and nationally as No. 4 among public schools of education and No. 11 graduate school of education. Led by Dean Frances Contreras, the UCI School of Education is home to more than 1,000 students enrolled in the bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs, and a vibrant network of more than 10,000 alumni. The UCI School of Education has been a part of UCI since 1967, when it was established as an Office of Teacher Education. In 1991, it grew into the Department of Education and, in 2012, became the School of Education. For more information, visit education.uci.edu.
